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ANBA Bulletin, May 15, 2020 ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
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This Friday (15) in your ANBA Bulletin: all about the webinar hosted by the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce this week featuring Brazil's vice president Hamilton Mourão. He made himself available to assist with addressing obstacles to trade and investment between Brazil and the Arab countries, such as double taxation and the lack of a direct shipping lane. Arab Chamber president Rubens Hannun played host to the webinar, which featured the organization's vice presidents.
Brazilian agribusiness exports soared to an all-time high last April, and foreign sales of coffee climbed 9% according to an industry association.
Algeria has begun making Covid-19 test kits. Its Vital Care company is putting out 200,000 kits a week. And in another bid to fight the pandemic, the Arab Chamber donated 2,500 cloth coverings to the Santa Casa de Misericórdia Central Hospital in São Paulo.
Brazilian açaí-and-date mix by Royal Queen is now selling in Dubai, UAE. And an online shop is carrying items that reference Lebanon, such as T-shirts and jewelry.
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São Paulo – Brazil’s vice president Hamilton Mourão has pledged to help in several fronts to improve trade and investment between Brazil and the Arab countries. Mourão spoke in a webinar hosted by the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday (13), which got 840 viewers, including Brazilians and Arabs.
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São Paulo – Agribusiness exports from Brazil hit an all-time high last month as they soared past USD 10 billion in revenue for the first time on record, the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply said this Friday (15).
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São Paulo – The Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce donated 2,5000 color cloth coverings this Wednesday (13) to the Santa Casa de Misericórdia Central Hospital, in downtown São Paulo neighborhood Vila Buarque.
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São Paulo – The novel coronavirus pandemic will trigger a sharp drop in household incomes in Middle East and North African (MENA) countries that are fragile and in conflict situations, such as Djibouti, Iraq, Lebanon, Sudan, Somalia (pictured above) and Afghanistan, the International Monetary Fund reported on Wednesday (13).
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São Paulo – Algeria started making coronavirus test kits this week. State-run news outlet Algérie Presse Service (APS) reported that initial output will be 200,000 kits a week.
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São Paulo – April saw 3,3 million bags of green, soluble, and roast and ground coffee shipped from Brazil, up 2.5% from a year ago. Export revenues came out to USD 442.1 million, up 9% year-on-year. Average price per bag was USD 132.02, up 6.4%, the Brazilian Coffee Exporters Council (Cecafé) reported this Tuesday (12).…
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São Paulo – Saudi Aramco Q1 net income slid to a nonetheless solid USD 16.6 billion, down 25% year-on-year, it reported on its website this Tuesday (12). Q1 2019 had seen Saudi Aramco net USD 22.2 billion.
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São Paulo – Açaí-and-date mix launched last February by Royal Queen Açaí is starting to sell in Dubai, UAE. Company owner Julia de Biase said a ton of product got shipped, in 1.3 kg and 3.6 kg packs.
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São Paulo – The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved Egypt’s request for USD 2.7 billion in financial aid, designed to address urgent balance of payment needs stemming from the Covid-19 outbreak.
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São Paulo – An e-shop carrying Lebanon-related items opened earlier this month. “Eu amo o Líbano” (Brazilian Portuguese for I Love Lebanon) sells clothing and accessories, books, sweets, and jewelry that somehow reference the Arab country – whether it be its recipes or brands, national symbols, words or sayings in Arabic.…
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